Summary: On Tuesday’s Gist, the undoing of the Iran deal. <br>Democrats are tense. 2018 is supposed to be a banner year for the left, but the party is struggling to balance an energized base and an unpredictable general electorate. As a result, there have been a lot of bigfoot sightings in primaries across the country, as Democratic Party honchos step in to pick preferred candidates. Who’s wiser, the party or the voters? <a href="https://twitter.com/alex_roarty">Alex Roarty</a>, who covers the Democrats for <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/">McClatchy newspapers</a>, says it’s not so simple. <br>In the Spiel, the gall of Don Blankenship. <br> <br> After the Spiel, keep listening for a trailer of Slate’s upcoming podcast, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/upon-further-review-with-mike-pesca/id1381512737?mt=2">Upon Further Review</a>. It’s based on Mike Pesca’s book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1455540366/?tag=slatmaga-20"><em>Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History</em></a><em>.</em>
